Trans Nzoia County

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Trans Nzoia County is an agriculturally rich county in western Kenya, known as part of the country’s “grain basket” and home to diverse communities including many Kalenjin people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county in Kenya
borderedBy Bungoma County NERFINISHED
Elgeyo-Marakwet County NERFINISHED
Uasin Gishu County NERFINISHED
Uganda NERFINISHED
West Pokot County NERFINISHED
capital Kitale NERFINISHED
climate highland tropical climate
country Kenya
establishedBy Constitution of Kenya 2010 NERFINISHED
ethnicDiversity high
governedBy County Government of Trans Nzoia NERFINISHED
governmentType devolved county government
hasAdministrativeUnit Cherangany Constituency NERFINISHED
Endebess Constituency NERFINISHED
Kiminini Constituency NERFINISHED
Kwanza Constituency NERFINISHED
Saboti Constituency NERFINISHED
hasFeature fertile volcanic soils
relatively high rainfall
hasSettlement Cherangany NERFINISHED
Endebess NERFINISHED
Kiminini NERFINISHED
Kitale NERFINISHED
Saboti NERFINISHED
headquarters Kitale NERFINISHED
inhabitedBy Kalenjin people NERFINISHED
Kikuyu people NERFINISHED
Luhya people NERFINISHED
Sabaot people NERFINISHED
knownFor being part of Kenya’s grain basket
fertile agricultural land
maize production
mixed farming
locatedIn Kenya NERFINISHED
former Rift Valley Province
western Kenya NERFINISHED
majorActivity dairy farming
livestock keeping
majorCrop beans
horticultural crops
maize
wheat
majorEconomicActivity agriculture
partOf Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED
former Rift Valley Province before 2013 devolution NERFINISHED
regionType agricultural region
timeZone East Africa Time
UTCOffset +3

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Rift Valley Province containsCounty Trans Nzoia County
Iteso people majorKenyanCounty Trans Nzoia County
Kalenjin people region Trans Nzoia County